OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — The Abu Sayyaf was on Monday accused of murdering a Canadian hostage abducted nearly nine months ago, the latest in a long line of atrocities by the Islamic militant group based in the southern Philippines. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he had “compelling reasons to believe” that Robert Hall had been murdered. Hall would be the second Canadian killed this year by the Abu Sayyaf, which has terrorised the region […]